On anniversary of 9/11 attacks, some in Saginaw County will stop to pay tribute

Exhibits Coordinator Geoff Pelkey, places a piece of aluminum cladding from the World Trade Center in an exhibit case in 2012 at the Castle Museum of Saginaw County History, 500 Federal in Saginaw. The artifact is from the wreckage of the collapsed WTC that was destroyed in a terrorist attack on New York City on Sept. 11, 2001.

SAGINAW, MI — Twelve years after the deadliest terrorist attack in United States history, some Saginaw County schools, museums and businesses plan to pause to mark the solemn occasion.

On Sept. 11, 2001, about 3,000 U.S. citizens died in a terrorist attack in New York City, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.

Saginaw Township’s Arrowwood Elementary School will have a memorial walk at 9:11 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 11.

The St. Charles Area Museum, 603 Chesaning St., is having a flag-raising ceremony at 5 p.m. featuring the Marine Corp League, Boy Scouts Boy Scout Troop 3305 and a dedication of a stone memorial to St. Charles native and World War II Medal of Honor recipient Jesse Drowley.

James Dalmer works at the museum and said it is focusing on Sept. 11 as Patriot’s Day, as it has come to be known.

“We’re celebrating more of the American spirit,” Dalmer said.

In addition, the Saginaw County Fire 9/11 ceremony is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Birch Run Fire Station.